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A new method for spray deposit assessment

Informally Refereed
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Abstract

Solid fluorescent particles suspended in a spray liquid are distributed in direct proportion to the size of the spray droplets. Use of solid fluorescent particles is the basis of a new method for visual recognition of the size and number of droplets impinging on target and nontarget portions of sprayed areas.

Citation

Himel, Chester M.; Vaughn, Leland; Miskus, Raymond P.; Moore, Arthur D. 1965. A new method for spray deposit assessment. Res. Note PSW-RN-087. Berkeley, CA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Forest and Range Experiment Station. 10 p